Spanish tennis legend Manolo Santana dies aged 83

MADRID, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Spanish tennis legend Manolo Santana died on Saturday in his residence in Marbella (Southern Spain) at the age of 83.

The Mutua Madrid Open, which has Santana as the honorary President, confirmed the news of the death of one of the most important Spanish sportsmen of the 20th century.

Santana was a pioneer in Spanish tennis, winning the French Open (Roland Garros) in 1961 and 1